Image via @Khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov has made his intentions clear. He plans on fighting Justin Gaethje in October, and Georges St-Pierre in April. Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight champion, shared his plan in a comment on Instagram. Brett Okamoto of ESPN has the details: 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐 pic.twitter.com/DR4wvUNF99 — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 29, 2020 “October:
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9:06 AM ET It was not the rock-’em-sock-’em thriller that fans were hoping for when they saw that Jorge Masvidal was challenging for the UFC welterweight championship, but that was the whole point for Kamaru Usman. Making his second defense of the 170-pound belt in the UFC 251 main event on July 11, Usman relentlessly
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is eyeing gold in another weight class. Garbrandt had expressed interest in a move to the 125-pound division before his UFC 250 bout with Raphael Assuncao. He appeared to have second thoughts after knocking Assuncao out cold. As it turns out, “No Love” is still interested in moving down
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White told the mixed martial arts (MMA) media that he didn’t expect reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski to love the idea of an immediate Max Holloway trilogy. Not surprisingly, the Aussie stuck to the script. “By the end of the year, we’re going to have a clear No. 1
NEW YORK (July 28, 2020) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has named Loren Mack Vice President of Corporate Communications. Mack, with over 15 years of experience in media and sports, becomes the latest hire to join a growing list of top sports, media and entertainment executives for the first organization to present Mixed Martial Arts
Image: UFC on Instagram Cody Garbrandt believes he is the number one contender at flyweight and wants the next title shot. After Deiveson Figueiredo beat Joseph Benavidez many wondered what would be next for the new flyweight king. Three names came up in Alex Perez, Brandon Moreno, and Askar Askarov. Yet, the former bantamweight champion
1:29 PM ET The UFC’s lightweight title will be unified on Oct. 24, Dana White announced on Tuesday, and compelling storylines surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his belt against interim champ Justin Gaethje serve as a backdrop for what is likely to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. The most poignant question mark
The UFC on ESPN 14 medical suspensions are in. The event took place on July 25 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the headliner, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker went one-on-one with Darren Till. Whittaker won the bout via unanimous decision. Both men have been medically suspended for 30 days with no contact
Khamzat Chimaev still has a bit more to go before he overtakes longtime veteran Donald Cerrone as the most active fighter on the UFC roster, but the Russian-born combatant is off to one mighty start. After dominating John Phillips in his UFC debut at UFC Fight Island 2 on July 15, he turned right around
Video: Dana White’s State of the UFC following month-long stint on Fight Island [embedded content] UFC president Dana White recently gave a “State of the UFC” rundown with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. He spoke at length about the success of a month-long stint on Fight Island, but also addressed several other key issues, chief among them,
Image via @ufc on Instagram VaynerSports, a talent agency that is already established in professional football, baseball and e-sports, has entered the MMA industry. This news was first reported by veteran MMA reporter Mike Russell, and confirmed in a release on Tuesday. As if the social media and mixed martial arts intersection wasn’t bizarrely murky
8:05 AM ET Ronda Rousey said it’s not a matter of whether Edmen Shahbazyan will become a UFC champ — it’s just a matter of when. But that hype train has a legitimate roadblock on Saturday night in the person of Derek Brunson. The main event of the first Fight Night back in Las Vegas
Jorge Masvidal & Stephen Thompson (Photo: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa) Stephen Thompson believes a better version of Jorge Masvidal would show up if the two have a rematch. Back in Nov. 2019, Thompson and Masvidal shared the Octagon on the main card of UFC 217. The bout took place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Not long ago, Sean O’Malley revealed that despite selling a high-volume of O’Malley gear through Reebok, “Suga Show” himself only walked away with a very small percentage of that number. He also told of plans to release his own merchandise, speaking cryptically of some big money moves to come. O’Malley was
USADA on Monday announced that an independent arbitrator issued a decision that Gilbert Melendez should receive a two-year suspension after failing a drug test last October. Melendez had contested USADA’s jurisdiction, as the UFC had released him from his contract a few days prior to him submitting the drug sample in question. Melendez was unaware
Image: UFC on Instagram Stephen Thompson says he is still interested in having a rematch with Jorge Masvidal. When Masvidal agreed to step up on short notice and fight Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 he said he wanted to fight Thompson as his first title defense. “Another dude that we’re going to definitely be scrapping
5:53 PM ET The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has suspended veteran MMA fighter Gilbert Melendez for two years, despite Melendez no longer being under UFC contract. Melendez, meanwhile, is arguing that USADA had no right to test him in the first place. USADA, the UFC’s contracted anti-doping partner, announced Monday that it had won
Gilbert Melendez (Photo: Christian Petersen/Zuffa) Gilbert Melendez has spoken out on his two-year suspension from USADA. Melendez was flagged by USADA for a violation of the anti-doping policy. While Melendez isn’t an active member of the UFC roster anymore, the test was administered back in Oct. 2019 which was a month before “El Nino’s” UFC